Been to gym's recently that had the 30 pin connector so you could connect your "old" stuff to it and play music etc through the gym device. Last week when i saw one of those in a gym I was thinking I wonder how many people still have those old devices. I have one but don't use it anymore but I'm glad I have one of these connectors if I ever need it.
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Apple Discontinues Lightning to 30-Pin Adapter
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IIRC, the Lightning Connector was introduced with something like, "we've been using the Dock Connector for the past decade, and now we've designed a new connector to last for the next decade."
My car has a 30-pin connector - I have a lightning adapter for it. I guess if I lose it I'll have to by a new car 
Not with modern tech. But in ten years, I expect wires to be purely a legacy implementation. Wireless charging and data transfer is the future.
Sure. Microwave ovens do it all the time. Just don't get in the way of the signal.
On the contrary, Lightning is wonderful, as a physical standard. Compared to every other connector (until USB-C, which I believe Apple had some input in designing), you don't have to look at it before plugging it in to ensure it's the right way around, because the connector is reversible. It doesn't have a bunch of fiddly little pins to break, it's compact, and attaches securely, and the channels are software controlled to do whatever is needed for the currently connected device.
To be honest, when it was widely used and you asked for a 30 pin cable people would also say"what is that?!", it was never really an easy name.
Yes, functionality will not stop. Apple will just stop selling them.
Oh no!
I actually have one that I use daily.
I use it to connect an old iPod cable to my iPhone X.
I actually have one that I use daily.
I use it to connect an old iPod cable to my iPhone X.
I like the Lighting connector standard but I can see myself reading on Macrumors.com about the USB-C (or USB-X) to Lighting adapter being discontinued by Apple in the next decade.
I have several OEM Lightning cables that do not work with either side up. Still have to turn them over, not sure why.
Also cue the people who don’t realize that the adapters can still be purchased on MANY websites including Amazon.
Yup, same here with my 2009 E90 335i, iPod integration in the iDrive only works with the BMW -> 30 pin cable, and only the Apple 30pin -> lightening cable is able to translate the iPhone commands to the old Apple iPod protocol...
What’s interesting, is I didn’t even know that they still manufactured the ‘lightning to 30 pin adapter’, so if Apple would have silently discontinued this without Macrumors addressing to the readers, would this really be that big of a deal? I doubt it for the majority who have moved on.
Hehe, I wouldn’t hold my breath. Some hotels are like time capsules; ever vigilant in their refusal to update anything.
Don't understand the "go total wireless" stuff! There hasn't been a simple and secure set of earphones that one could use while riding a bike AND one could answer a phone call without the things flying away!
The Apple ones are terrible and they look like a set of ear rings that someone put in the wrong place.
The Bose ones are huge..
The Dre have a cord that gets entangled in the wrong places...
None, will stay in place if you touch them to answer a phone call, none!
The Apple ones are terrible and they look like a set of ear rings that someone put in the wrong place.
The Bose ones are huge..
The Dre have a cord that gets entangled in the wrong places...
None, will stay in place if you touch them to answer a phone call, none!